Final Getsuga Tensho

This scene left not only Chad Yasutora and Ishida Uryū stunned; even Ulquiorra, who had fired that Cero, narrowed his dark green eyes.

"King's False Flash" had actually had its trajectory casually altered by Kurosaki Ichigo!

Less than a month had passed. Just what had happened to Kurosaki Ichigo? His strength seemed completely different from before.

Realizing how much Kurosaki Ichigo's strength had changed, Ulquiorra had no intention of underestimating him. As he drew the Zanpakuto at his waist halfway, he directly released his Resurrección.

"Second Stage Resurrección: Murciélago."

In an instant, the crushing spiritual pressure that had suffocated Kurosaki Ichigo with despair countless times on the battlefield before once more swept outward in all directions from Ulquiorra.

That demonic posture...

As Ulquiorra's enormous black wings, enough to blot out the sky, trembled slightly, he condensed a "Lightning Spear" in his hand. His figure seemed to cross space itself as he appeared before Kurosaki Ichigo.

The "Lightning Spear" pointed straight at Kurosaki Ichigo's chest.

Ishida Uryū's expression changed almost instantly at the sight.

He had personally witnessed the terrifying power of the "Lightning Spear" before!

Ulquiorra was a terrifying existence whom Kurosaki Ichigo had only barely managed to restrain by joining forces with multiple captains. Yet just after entering Las Noches, they had suddenly faced such a dreadful attack.

"Ichigo, be care—"

Yet, with a lift of Kurosaki Ichigo's hand, he actually caught the tip of the "Lightning Spear" barehanded. Not only did Ishida Uryū's voice catch in his throat, but Ulquiorra's expression showed the first sign of losing composure.

The next moment, as Kurosaki Ichigo's fingers tightened slightly, the "Lightning Spear" was crushed to pieces by sheer force.

"How is that possible?"

As Ulquiorra voiced his disbelief, he hurriedly raised both arms before himself to block Kurosaki Ichigo's incoming